In Reply to: facts(geoff) posted by vangie on February 28, 2000 at 19:36:36:

There is a great deal of info on sugar gliders in the wild but it is mainly in literature that may be difficult to get a hold of in the States.

Here are some references:

1. Henry, S.R.; Suckling, G.C.: A review of the ecology of the sugar glider. Possums and Gliders, (P.A. Smith; I.D. Hume, eds.). Australian Mammal Society, Sydney, 1984; pp 355-358.
2. Dunn, R.W.: Gliders of the genus Petaurus: their management in zoos. The management of Australian mammals in captivity, (D.D.Evans, ed.). Ramsay Ware Stockland Pty. Ltd., North Melbourne, Australia, 1982; pp 82-84.
3. Strahan, R.: The Mammals of Australia. Reed Books, Chatswood, Australia. 1995.
4. Johnson-Delaney, C. A.: The marsupial pet: Sugar gliders, exotic possums, and wallabies. Proc. Assoc. Avian Vet., 1998; pp 329-339.
5. Smith, M.J.: The reproductive system and paracloacal glands of Petaurus breviceps and Gymnobelideus leadbeateri (Marsupialia: Petauridae). Possums and Gliders, (P.A. Smith et al, eds.). Australian Mammal Society, Sydney, 1984; pp 321-330.
6. Grzimek, B.; Ganslosser, U: Ringtails and gliders. Grzimek's Encyclopedia of Mammals, Volume 1. (B. Grzimek ed.). McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, New York, N.Y., 1990; pp 312-324.
7. Buttery, R.G. et al: Vascular and avascular retinae in mammals. A funduscopic and fluoroscein angiographic study. Brain Behav. Evol. 35(3):156-175; 1990.
8. Tyndale-Biscoe, H.; Renfree, M.: Reproductive Physiology of Marsupials. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, U.K., 1987.
9. Nowak, R.M.: Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th Ed. Vol. 1. The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Md, 1991. pp74-76.
10. Booth, R.J.: General husbandry and medicine of sugar gliders. Kirk's Current Veterinary Therapy XIII. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, In press.
11. MacPherson, C.: Sugar Gliders (A Complete Pet Owner's Manual). Barron's Educational Series, Inc., Hong Kong, 1997.
12. Booth, R.J.: Medicine and Husbandry: Dasyurids, Possums, and Bats. Proc. 233 Wildlife Post. Grad. Comm. Vet. Sci. University of Sydney, 1994; pp 423-441.
13. Holz, P.: Immobilization of marsupials with tiletamine and zolazepam. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 23(4):426-428; 1992.
14. Johnson-Delaney, C.A. Sugar Gliders. Supplement: Exotic Companion Medicine Handbook for Veterinarians, Wingers Publishing, Lake Worth, Fla, 1997; pp 17-23.
15. Ness, R.D. 1998. Introduction to sugar gliders. North Am. Vet. Conf. Proc., Orlando, Fla, 1998; pp 864-865.
16. Hough, I., et al: Cutaneous lymphosarcoma in a sugar glider. Aust. Vet J. 69 (4):93-94; 1992.
17. Johnson, S.D.: Orchiectomy of the mature sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps). Exotic Pet Practice 2 (9):71; 1997.
18. Tyndale-Biscoe, C.H.: Reproductive physiology of possums and gliders. Possums and Gliders, (P.A. Smith et al, eds.). Australian Mammal Society, Sydney, 1984; pp 79-87.
19. Pye, G.W., and J. W. Carpenter: A guide to medicine and surgery in sugar gliders. Vet. Med. October 1999; pp 891-905.

Hope this helps, geoff

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